Just as a Bob Marley tune can elicit a visceral pull, a rhythmic awakening can shake up metabolism, with a new study in mice showing that cryptochrome (CRY) in the liver controls glucose levels during fasting and improves insulin sensitivity—introducing a new possible therapy for type II diabetes (pages 1152–1156).
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J.B. is a member of the scientific advisory board of Reset Therapeutics. He also receives support from Amylin Pharmaceuticals.
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Bass, J. High glucose, no cry. Nat Med 16, 1074–1076 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1010-1074
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